Go places. Maybe nowhere, maybe never.

Here's how it works:

You're going to grow up.
But before you grow up, you're going to live. And you're going to make lists, and go places, and take trips. And you're going to break things, and get in trouble, and cry. And you're going to hate yourself sometimes, and other people, and the world. But everything will work out, so wait.

The thing is, you have to have faith.
I'm not going to tell you why, not really. Because I just know, that you'll grow up, you'll get older, more mature, maybe. And you'll tuck experiences under you belt, laughing, when you look back at how silly you probably were.

You're going to eat something that tastes bad, you're going to make a stupid face. You're going to get messy. I mean, it's life. That's inevitable.
You're going to laugh at something, smile at someone.
You're going to have good experiences. Very good.
But you're going to have bad ones too.

And along the way, the things you really want to remember,
are those tiny flowers along the high-way.

The ones that are bright, and small,
and cheery.

Because when you're 80-something,
those flowers will stick in your mind.

And you'll try to tell someone, "They're bright, remember them. The red ones, they're so realistic, I can see them now..."
But people will think you're crazy, and won't understand.
And you'll be frustrated, because they were so beautiful and
perfect.

Or as perfect as you can be on a polluted high-way.

But it doesn't matter.
You remember them, if they make you smile.

Remember everything that makes you smile.

Like, when you're upset, and your best-friend traces pictures on your  back with his/her fingers. Or, when it's sunny and warm out, and it makes everything feel tingly. Or being scared shitless at 3 in the morning, locked out of the house.
The things
that makes you smile,
will be the things
that help you
get older.

And once you've lived, once you've gone through everything you're going to go through,
you'll look back.
And you might want to know, "Can I do it all again?"

But don't be greedy.
This, right here.
This is your life.
And this is your time to live.

If you don't, it's your loss.
It really is.